International Polymer Processing, Vol.9, No.1, 33-45, 1994
FLOW MECHANISMS, MATERIAL DISTRIBUTIONS AND PHASE MORPHOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN A MODULAR INTERMESHING COUNTER-ROTATING TWIN-SCREW EXTRUDER OF LEISTRITZ DESIGN
An experimental study is presented of the mixing of polyamide-6 and polyethylene in a Leistritz modular counter-rotating twin screw extruder. Seven different screw configurations were investigated and the material distributions and phase morphology developments along the axis of the screw were characterized. The behavior of different modular elements was determined including screw flights of varying thickness, Kiesskalt compression elements and shearing elements.